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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1945
Page
3
William Ebersbach, post commander, announced a VOC W regular meeting tonight at the Hotel Martin for all officers and members to attend.
Members of Riverview Camp and Royal Neighbors are urged to attend tonight at Woodman Hall for important business. Dues will be received. Mrs. Edna Howard district deputy of Athens will be present.
Favorable weather draws shoppers to the county seat as the Meigs County Court House buzzes with discharged servicemen, new car owners, and couples applying for licenses. Over Dec 21 to 26 more than 25 licenses were issued. last in the old book was Orville Mercer and Betty Leach, first in the new book Homer Comstock and Esther Hayes, with other names including Leonard Bass Ora Martin Ray Livingston Grace Lowe and more.
Fire at Gulf Service Station on West Main Street believed caused by faulty wiring. Damage estimated around 200 dollars. Night-time blaze struck Christmas night around 11 p.m. Bunch of licenses listed for local residents and nearby towns appeared in the report.
Mr and Mrs George Conde of Mechanic Street received a Christmas Day call from their son Pvt Eugene Conde stationed at Camp Robinson Arkansas. Robert Story who left Pomeroy with Eugene is also stationed at Camp Robinson. Both were members of the 1945 Purple Panther football team and both celebrated their 18th birthdays in December.
Bertram Payne of Charleston hosts family dinner with Downing and Klein relatives. Sylvia Mayer wed Chester Rice at Church of Christ with Mayer and Rice families attending. reception at Mayer home. Busy Bee Class of First Baptist held annual Christmas party at Mrs. Smart’s, with carols and gifts.
POMEROY-Travel into Pomeroy Middleport and Hobson over Christmas saw crowds on busses and trains. Many travelers struggled through crowds and some stood on luggage the entire trip. Influenza cases declined though new ones appeared daily. Rain and snow drove people to shop for unavailable galoshes and boots. A Junior-Senior PTA dance at the high school funded the association with Mrs. Barnitz and others assisting with tickets. Miss Shirley Clement from Huntington and alumni attended.
Among Meigs County servicemen with honorable discharges is T-5 William R. Dick Davis who has returned home after a year in Germany. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Davis.
Mrs. Donna Quickle was moved to the Franklin County Sanatorium by the Rawlings Coats ambulance. She will undergo an operation and receive twelve weeks of treatment. Her daughter Miss Jo Quickle of Charleston spent Christmas with her mother, accompanied by county health nurse Catherine Shavorinsky.
Albert Russell sues Mildred Gilmore Russell for divorce alleging gross neglect and extreme cruelty. Shirley Guinther sues Florence Guinther for divorce on the same grounds. Custody of the Guinthers' minor child is requested for grandparents Max and Mrs Meinhart. Both defendants are identified as veterans.
Funeral services for James R. Cowie a former Middleport resident who died suddenly on Christmas Day in Pittsburgh will be held Friday at 2 30 pm at Rawlings Coats Funeral Homes with Rev H L Carr officiating He was an engineer on the Pennsylvania Railroad and is survived by his wife Martha Watson Cowie. The body will arrive Friday morning.
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